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Proverbs 4

RSV 1
Hear, O sons, a father's instruction, and be attentive, that you may gain insight;
NIV 1
Listen, my sons, to a father's instruction; pay attention and gain understanding.
RSV 2
for I give you good precepts: do not forsake my teaching.
NIV 2
I give you sound learning, so do not forsake my teaching.
RSV 3
When I was a son with my father, tender, the only one in the sight of my mother,
NIV 3
When I was a boy in my father's house, still tender, and an only child of my mother,
RSV 4
he taught me, and said to me, "Let your heart hold fast my words; keep my commandments, and live;
NIV 4
he taught me and said, "Lay hold of my words with all your heart; keep my commands and you will live.
RSV 5
do not forget, and do not turn away from the words of my mouth. Get wisdom; get insight.
NIV 5
Get wisdom, get understanding; do not forget my words or swerve from them.
RSV 6
Do not forsake her, and she will keep you; love her, and she will guard you.
NIV 6
Do not forsake wisdom, and she will protect you; love her, and she will watch over you.
RSV 7
The beginning of wisdom is this: Get wisdom, and whatever you get, get insight.
NIV 7
Wisdom is supreme; therefore get wisdom. Though it cost all you have, get understanding.
RSV 8
Prize her highly, and she will exalt you; she will honor you if you embrace her.
NIV 8
Esteem her, and she will exalt you; embrace her, and she will honor you.
RSV 9
She will place on your head a fair garland; she will bestow on you a beautiful crown."
NIV 9
She will set a garland of grace on your head and present you with a crown of splendor."
RSV 10
Hear, my son, and accept my words, that the years of your life may be many.
NIV 10
Listen, my son, accept what I say, and the years of your life will be many.
RSV 11
I have taught you the way of wisdom; I have led you in the paths of uprightness.
NIV 11
I guide you in the way of wisdom and lead you along straight paths.
RSV 12
When you walk, your step will not be hampered; and if you run, you will not stumble.
NIV 12
When you walk, your steps will not be hampered; when you run, you will not stumble.
RSV 13
Keep hold of instruction, do not let go; guard her, for she is your life.
NIV 13
Hold on to instruction, do not let it go; guard it well, for it is your life.
RSV 14
Do not enter the path of the wicked, and do not walk in the way of evil men.
NIV 14
Do not set foot on the path of the wicked or walk in the way of evil men.
RSV 15
Avoid it; do not go on it; turn away from it and pass on.
NIV 15
Avoid it, do not travel on it; turn from it and go on your way.
RSV 16
For they cannot sleep unless they have done wrong; they are robbed of sleep unless they have made some one stumble.
NIV 16
For they cannot sleep till they do evil; they are robbed of slumber till they make someone fall.
RSV 17
For they eat the bread of wickedness and drink the wine of violence.
NIV 17
They eat the bread of wickedness and drink the wine of violence.
RSV 18
But the path of the righteous is like the light of dawn, which shines brighter and brighter until full day.
NIV 18
The path of the righteous is like the first gleam of dawn, shining ever brighter till the full light of day.
RSV 19
The way of the wicked is like deep darkness; they do not know over what they stumble.
NIV 19
But the way of the wicked is like deep darkness; they do not know what makes them stumble.
RSV 20
My son, be attentive to my words; incline your ear to my sayings.
NIV 20
My son, pay attention to what I say; listen closely to my words.
RSV 21
Let them not escape from your sight; keep them within your heart.
NIV 21
Do not let them out of your sight, keep them within your heart;
RSV 22
For they are life to him who finds them, and healing to all his flesh.
NIV 22
for they are life to those who find them and health to a man's whole body.
RSV 23
Keep your heart with all vigilance; for from it flow the springs of life.
NIV 23
Above all else, guard your heart, for it is the wellspring of life.
RSV 24
Put away from you crooked speech, and put devious talk far from you.
NIV 24
Put away perversity from your mouth; keep corrupt talk far from your lips.
RSV 25
Let your eyes look directly forward, and your gaze be straight before you.
NIV 25
Let your eyes look straight ahead, fix your gaze directly before you.
RSV 26
Take heed to the path of your feet, then all your ways will be sure.
NIV 26
Make level paths for your feet and take only ways that are firm.
RSV 27
Do not swerve to the right or to the left; turn your foot away from evil.
NIV 27
Do not swerve to the right or the left; keep your foot from evil.

Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright 1952 [2nd edition, 1971] by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
(Revised Standard Version - Holy Bible)

New International Version

Proverbs 4

NIV 1
Listen, my sons, to a father's instruction; pay attention and gain understanding.
NIV 2
I give you sound learning, so do not forsake my teaching.
NIV 3
When I was a boy in my father's house, still tender, and an only child of my mother,
NIV 4
he taught me and said, "Lay hold of my words with all your heart; keep my commands and you will live.
NIV 5
Get wisdom, get understanding; do not forget my words or swerve from them.
NIV 6
Do not forsake wisdom, and she will protect you; love her, and she will watch over you.
NIV 7
Wisdom is supreme; therefore get wisdom. Though it cost all you have, get understanding.
NIV 8
Esteem her, and she will exalt you; embrace her, and she will honor you.
NIV 9
She will set a garland of grace on your head and present you with a crown of splendor."
NIV 10
Listen, my son, accept what I say, and the years of your life will be many.
NIV 11
I guide you in the way of wisdom and lead you along straight paths.
NIV 12
When you walk, your steps will not be hampered; when you run, you will not stumble.
NIV 13
Hold on to instruction, do not let it go; guard it well, for it is your life.
NIV 14
Do not set foot on the path of the wicked or walk in the way of evil men.
NIV 15
Avoid it, do not travel on it; turn from it and go on your way.
NIV 16
For they cannot sleep till they do evil; they are robbed of slumber till they make someone fall.
NIV 17
They eat the bread of wickedness and drink the wine of violence.
NIV 18
The path of the righteous is like the first gleam of dawn, shining ever brighter till the full light of day.
NIV 19
But the way of the wicked is like deep darkness; they do not know what makes them stumble.
NIV 20
My son, pay attention to what I say; listen closely to my words.
NIV 21
Do not let them out of your sight, keep them within your heart;
NIV 22
for they are life to those who find them and health to a man's whole body.
NIV 23
Above all else, guard your heart, for it is the wellspring of life.
NIV 24
Put away perversity from your mouth; keep corrupt talk far from your lips.
NIV 25
Let your eyes look straight ahead, fix your gaze directly before you.
NIV 26
Make level paths for your feet and take only ways that are firm.
NIV 27
Do not swerve to the right or the left; keep your foot from evil.